Patrick Chareka waived his right to a preliminary inquiry in September and will be tried by judge and jury in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in September 2013.

Three weeks have been set aside for the trial, scheduled to take place between Sept. 23, 2013 and Oct. 11, 2013.

The Crown said Tuesday it was still waiting for a psychiatric report on Chareka, which is expected to be completed by January. Depending on the findings of that report, there may be an application for a trial by judge alone.

The status update is scheduled for Feb. 13 in Nova Scotia Supreme Court in Antigonish.

Chareka will remain behind bars until his trial.

Ottilia Chareka — whose educational specialty was multicultural education, human rights and citizenship education — was widely known and respected in the community. She was originally from Zimbabwe and left behind five children.